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Help shape our policy for allocating housing

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is seeking to introduce a revised Housing Allocation Scheme in 2024 following a period of consultation. The Housing Allocations Scheme was last reviewed in 2017. The new Allocations Scheme seeks to: set out clearly how we allocate and let social housing in the borough ensure decisions in regards to an application for housing are made fairly with a clear reason for why we have made the decision make the document easier to... More

Closed 17 September 2023

A vision for Kingston town centre

Kingston town centre is always changing. Kingston is once again facing a transformational change with many sites coming forward for redevelopment, bringing new investment, uses, residents, jobs and opportunities. We have a once in a generation opportunity to be proactive and create vision setting out what we want the future of the town centre to look like and how new developments can help deliver this. To make sure the vision is deliverable and owned by all, we have followed a new ... More

Closed 30 April 2023

Preparing a new Local Plan

Kingston Council is in the process of preparing a new Local Plan for the borough. It sets out a vision for how we want Kingston to change and evolve over the next 20 years. It will be used to guide development in Kingston and help decide planning applications. The Local Plan covers a wide range of different and interrelated issues that need to be considered when new development is proposed. It will ensure we have the right development, in the right place and make sure it delivers... More

Closed 28 February 2023